Tie-plate mounting for u-rail sections



G. w. WHITEMAN. TIE PLATE MOUNTING FOR U-RAIL SECTIONS- APPLICATIONFILED MAY 24, I9l9.

Ptented Aug. 16,1921.

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TIE PLATE MOUNTING FOR U-RAILSECTI ONS.

AFFLICATlON FILED MAY 24. I9I9.

Patented Aug. 16,1921.

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v I I IA/vEn/rm? 650/865 M rVy/m/mn' UNITED sI Tss PATENT i? GEORGE w.WHITEMAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNoIt TO THE RAIL JOINTCOMPANY, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

TIE-PLA MOUNTING FOR 'URAIL,S'EGTI01\TS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WHITE- MAN, a. citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements inTie-Plate Mountings for U-Rail Sections, of which the following as'pecifi cation.

ture affording an effecti for a U-ra1l section.

necessary moderncomplem'ent of the appurtenances for aU-rail 1321. welltrack designed tie plate that will provide for the correct seating ofthe rail section on the tiesbetween the joint ties, and in such a mannerthat any tendencies of the foot portions of the U-section to spread orbuckle inwardly or outwardlvshall be effectively resisted. It is,therefore, the principal object of the present inventionto provide'a tieplate for U-rail section which affords a wide and substantial seat forthe rail,

while at the same time so bracing the foot portions of the rail as topositively prevent inward or outward movement or displacement when thewheel loads are imposed thereon.

A further obiect of the present invention is to incorporate with-the tieplate structure a novel design of U-rail section which not only readilyadapts itself to the tie plate functions referred to, but also providesspiking channels which permit the use of the screw spikes, or equivalentfasteninQS, to the best advantage.

With these and other objects in view which will be readily understood byreference to the drawings and description herein, the invention consistsin the novel tie plate construction, in combination with the U-railsection. hereinafter more particularly pointed out and claimed.

Though susceptible of some structural modification without departurefrom the invention, a preferable embodiment is shown in the accompanyingdrawings,in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved tieplate mounting for U-rail sections, constructed in accordance with 'thepresent invention. Y H

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of'the improved mounting.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, g according to the plan This invention relates to a tie plate strucvesupport and brace channel 4. And,

Patented Au s, 1921.

Application filed May 24, 1919 Serial No. 299,390.

The present invention contemplates atie plate mounting designed"withspecial reference to a novel U-rail section intended to be rolled from asingle billet or bloom of metal distribution specified in anotherapplication filed byme thisday."

The said U-rail section includes 'a' solid head member l, the oppositeinclining side webs or-legs 2-2 and a horizontal base flange 3 extendingoutwardly from the lower edge of each web or leg. In connection withthis U-rail section a distinctive feature thereof resides in a formationwhich produces at the upper side of each flange a horizontallongitudinally extending fishing in carrying out the present inventionthe horizontal fishing channel 4 at the upper side of each base flangeis utilized to receive the heads 5 of the screw spikes 6, or equivalentfastenings, which are adapted to extend through the spike holes 7 and 8which are formed respectively in the base flanges 3 of the U-railsection and.

in the tie plate body 9.

The tie plate body 9 which is adapted for use with the U-rail sectiondescribed may be, readily formed in the passes of a rolling mill sincethe-same is of a simple and economical design." However, the tie platemay be made by drop forging or other method, but regardless of the wayin which it is made the characteristic structural feature of the tieplate is the provision thereof at its upper side with the separate railseating channels 10 formed between a pair of inner and outer abutmentribs 11 and 12. Each seating channel is formed with a flat rail seat 13substantially coextensive in area with the flat underface of the baseflange 3 so that such flange may have a correct seating engagement withthe top surface of the tie plate and the distance between the upstandingabutment ribs 11 and 12 stantially equal to the width of the base flange3 seated therebetween so that the rail] flange will have a bracedengagement with the said ribs 11 and 12 which will positively preventlateral buckling in or is subweb thereof, when the wheel loads arepassing over the rail.

The ribs 11 and 12 are formed at one side with the shoulder faces 14-.corresponding in inclination to the opposing faces of the rail which areadapted to find an abutment thereagainst, thus providing a nice fitbetween the channeled base flanges of the rail and the parts of the tieplate body with which they engage so that when the base flanges of therail are drawn tightly into engagement with the tie plate by thescrewing up of the spikes 6 a substantial, durable and eflfctive tieplate mounting will be the resu t.

The tie plate itself may be fastened to the. tie by the screw spikes 15or equivalent fas- L tenings.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, function andadvantages of the herein described tie plate mounting will be apparentwithout further description and it will be understood that changes inthe form, proportion and minor details of constructionmay be resorted towithout departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthe invention.

I claim 1. A tie plate mounting for U-rai-l sections comprising incombination, the tie plate having at the top two pairs of spacedparallel abutment ribs forming seats between them, a U-rail sectionhaving base flanges each of which is seatedbetween a pair of the saidribs, and fasteners engaging the base flanges of the rail and said tieplate.

2. Atie plate mounting for U-rail sections comprising, in combination,the tie plate having at the top a pair of spaced rail seating channels,a U-rail section having channeled base flanges interlocked within therail seating channels, and fasteners having their heads seated withinthe channels of the U-rail section.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

-GEORGE W. WHITEMAN. Witnesses:

MICHAEL-A. MALONEY,

S. Sam-Kira

